A Report on the Actuarial, Marketing, and Legal Analyses
of the CLASS Program
Appendix C: Federal Register Announcement
Establishing CLASS Office
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5178 Federal
Register / Vol. 76, No. 19 / Friday, January 28,
2011 / Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
This reorganization of AoA establishes the Office of Community Living
Assistance Services and Supports (Office of CLASS) and in doing so, capitalizes
on the agency’s current administrative structures for purposes of
implementing the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS
Act).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Berger, Administration on
Aging, Washington, DC 20201, telephone 202-357-3419.
This notice amends Part B of the Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), Administration on Aging (AoA), as last amended at 75 FR 18219-18228,
dated April 9, 2010, as follows:
I. Under Part B, Section B.10 Organization, insert the following:
“Office of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (Office of
CLASS) (BC).”
II. Under Part B, Section B.20 Functions, establish a new Chapter BC,
“Office of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (Office of
CLASS)” to read as follows:
Chapter BC, Office of Community Living Assistance Services and
Supports (Office of CLASS)
BC.00 Mission
BC.10 Organization
BC.20 Functions
BC.00 Mission. The Office of Community Living Assistance Services and
Supports (Office of CLASS) is the office with a primary focus on the efficient
and effective implementation and management of the provisions of Title VIII of
the Affordable Care Act of 2010--the Community Living Assistance Services and
Supports Act (CLASS Act).
BC.10 Organization. The head of the Office of CLASS reports to the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
BC.20 Functions. The Office of CLASS will play an important role in
helping working adults who meet benefit eligibility requirements protect their
independence and remain in the community through a cash benefit to purchase
long-term services and supports. The responsibilities of the Office of CLASS
include: Establishing the national voluntary insurance program; setting
premiums; developing and implementing rules for enrollment and eligibility
systems; specifying and designing the benefit; establishing systems for advice
and assistance; supporting a protection and advocacy network to serve eligible
beneficiaries of the program; paying benefits and handling related
responsibilities; convening and supporting two Federal Advisory Committees (the
Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel and the CLASS Independence
Advisory Council); and liaising and coordinating with a number of public and
private entities, including the Department of the Treasury, the Social Security
Administration, employers, and state Medicaid agencies.
Dated: January 25, 2011.
Kathy Greenlee,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2011-1903 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
For additional information, you may visit the DALTCP home page at
http://aspe.hhs.gov/_/office_specific/daltcp.cfm or contact the office at
HHS/ASPE/DALTCP, Room 424E, H.H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC 20201. The e-mail address is:
webmaster.DALTCP@hhs.gov.
Files Available for This Report
- Main Report
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/index.shtml
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/index.pdf
[48 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX A: Key Provisions of Title VIII of
the ACA, which Establishes the CLASS Program
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appA.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appA.pdf
[6 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX B: HHS Letters to Congress About
Intent to Create Independent CLASS Office
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appB.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appB.pdf
[11 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX C: Federal Register
Announcement Establishing CLASS Office
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appC.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appC.pdf
[2 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX D: CLASS Office Organizational
Chart
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appD.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appD.pdf
[2 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX E: CLASS Process Flow
Chart
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appE.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appE.pdf
[2 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX F: Federal Register
Announcement for CLASS Independence Advisory Council
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appF.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appF.pdf
[3 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX G: Personal Care Attendants
Workforce Advisory Panel
- Full Appendix
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appG.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appG.pdf
[6 PDF pages]
- Ga: Federal Register Announcement for Personal Care
Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appGa.pdf
[3 PDF pages]
- Gb: Advisory Panel List of Members
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appGb.pdf
[2 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX H: Policy Papers Discussed by the
LTC Work Group
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appH.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appH.pdf
[36 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX I: CLASS Administration Systems
Analysis and RFI
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appI.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appI.pdf
[10 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX J: Additional Analyses for Early
Policy Analysis
- Full Appendix
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appJ.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appJ.pdf
[150 PDF pages]
- Ja: A Profile of Declined Long-Term Care Insurance
Applicants
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appJa.pdf
[23 PDF pages]
- Jb: CLASS Program Benefit Triggers and Cognitive
Impairment
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appJb.pdf
[65 PDF pages]
- Jc: Strategic Analysis of HHS Entry into the Long-Term Care
Insurance Market
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appJc.pdf
[33 PDF pages]
- Jd: Managing a Cash Benefit Design in Long-Term Care
Insurance
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appJd.pdf
[28 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX K: Early Meetings with
Stakeholders
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appK.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appK.pdf
[4 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX L: In-Depth Description of ARC
Model
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appL.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appL.pdf
[62 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX M: In-Depth Description of
AvalereHealth Model
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appM.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appM.pdf
[23 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX N: September 22, 2010 Technical
Experts Meeting
- Full Appendix
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appN.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appN.pdf
[37 PDF pages]
- Na: Agenda, List of Participants, and Speaker Bios
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appNa.pdf
[7 PDF pages]
- Nb: Presentation Entitled "Actuarial Research Corporation's Long
Term Care Insurance Model"
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appNb.pdf
[11 PDF pages]
- Nc: Presentation Entitled "The Long-Term Care Policy Simulator
Model"
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appNc.pdf
[11 PDF pages]
- Nd: Presentation Entitled "Comments on 'The Long-Term Care Policy
Simulator Model'"
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appNd.pdf
[7 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX O: Actuarial Report on the
Development of CLASS Benefit Plans
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appO.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appO.pdf
[47 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX P: June 22, 2011 Technical Experts
Meeting
- Full Appendix
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appP.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appP.pdf
[46 PDF pages]
- Pa: Agenda and Discussion Issues and Questions
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appPa.pdf
[8 PDF pages]
- Pb: Presentation Entitled "Core Assumptions and Model
Outputs"
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appPb.pdf
[7 PDF pages]
- Pc: Presentation Entitled "Actuarial Research Corporation's Long
Term Care Insurance Model"
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appPc.pdf
[11 PDF pages]
- Pd: Presentation Entitled "The Avalere Long-Term Care Policy
Simulator Model"
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appPd.pdf
[11 PDF pages]
- Pe: Presentation Entitled "Alternative Approaches to CLASS Benefit
Design: The CLASS Partnership"
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appPe.pdf
[8 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX Q: Table 2: Actuarial and
Demographic Assumptions
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appQ.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appQ.pdf
[2 PDF pages]
- APPENDIX R: Figure 1: Daily Benefit Amount
for Increased Benefit
- HTML http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appR.htm
- PDF http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2011/class/appR.pdf
[2 PDF pages]
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